waiting for boss

Attachment period has began and its two days into the job that brings me to realise I am so not cut out for office jobs! Today's definitely better than yesterday, cause the boss is out this morning so here I am on the net just surfing around waiting for him to return to chuck a new pile of work on my desk. :(

I'm hooked on the lemon tea to keep myself awake, and that's probably going to be the main cause of what's gonna add to the fats at the end of this 7 weeks. So I guess the biggest challenge here is to keep myself awake and motivated! Maybe watching the pretty secretary infront of me do her stuff would help :).

In any case, here's a couple of shots of my (now) neat table at home and of the office;

Home desktop up and running!

@ the office














Chill.

byebye exams

TGIF and finally, exams are over! I am seriously so brain drained and all I need is another paper to kill myself. But thankfully its all over, though I am rather scared of the results, but shall leave that for another day to worry about! (:

For now, a list of undone tasks to accomplish:

1. pack & repaint my room
2. get my desktop up and running
3. finish reading my 1000 pages book that i've bought months ago but not even 1/3 read
4. strengthen my spiritual faith and being
5. train for NS
6. lose 3kgs
7. save more money
8. catch up with old time buds
9. go for novena procession
10. plant sun flowers on my roof
11. passs my car and bike tp
12. wish Julia happy birthday
13. more time spent in dreamland!

life at work

Life at work is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels.

Some monkeys are climbing up, some down.

The monkeys on the top look down and and see a tree full of smiling faces.

The monkeys at the bottom look up and see nothing up assholes.

-unknown author

what is your greatest fear?

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Our playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Champions!

Exams have started and so has the full load of crappy stress that goes along with them. I am so going to attend every lecture and study consistantly when the new semester opens. I've had enough stress of last minute studying and having slacked through the whole semester.

Exams aside, it has been a pretty week so far. Reasons being;

1) Finally my class 2B course is completed with a single attempt for final evaluation, hence now waiting for the tp test to be due in a couple of weeks time.

2) The Accountings Analysis & Applications paper, yes the paper I dread most is over. No more. (Unless I fail and retake that is) Besides, 1 down, 4 to go.

3) Today's first aid competition was a day to go down in fairfield red cross history. The links achieved 1st runner up, south district, securing its top 2 positions for the 5th consecutive year, while the cadets achieved also 1st runner up, south district and... overall national champions with the challenge cup for the first time! Congratulations to all especially Fion for the dedication in training the team! Not forgetting God for His countless blessings upon the unit, its members and leadership.

Words cannot describe the intensiveness and excitment of the whole event, you had to be there with us to experience it for yourself. It was worth every sweat and tear in training for that moment to hear the unit's name being annouced. Champions of the national first aid competition 2007, Fairfield Methodist Secondary School...

I believed what was achieved were much more than the trophies and praises, but of friendship, maturity, skills, passion, team spirit, and everything that goes along with the magic of it.

To both teams, you have made us so proud, and for that, I salute you. (:

Gratefulness

Everyday has become a battlefield where physical, emotional and spiritual stuggles take place. Lets just say I have yet to fully recover from the past ordeals, and now worsening the load; exams, stress, financial difficulties, lack of time for personal activities... and the list goes on. It seems my self esteem and confidence have taken a plunge, but I'm trying hard each day to get them back to where they should be. Perhaps I've been worrying too much lately... for reasons I am still trying to figure out why

Nonetheless, I am gratefully thankful for the special friends who never fail to leave smiles on my face, praying for me, and making each day brighter than it could possibly be. You guys know who you are! Cheerios to you! (:

Exams and internship are only around the corner and so are the driving and riding tp tests. No time to rest for now, tiring weeks lie ahead!

The Disunity

It was a privilege to be able to have the last breakfast with Fr Val this morning, just before he leaves to the Church of the Risen Christ tomorrow. We got the chance to discuss the many issues that have long been pondered inside me, one of them that has affected me greatly being the disunity of Christianity today. What happened to John 17 when Jesus prayed for his believers at the last supper;

"Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, so that they may be one as we are one...that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."

And also in Acts 4:32 and 1 Corinthians 1:10;

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had."

"I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought."

Isn't it clear enough to see that we Christians have to be united in order for the very love of Christ to be witness in today's world? Sadly I'm afraid you have to agree with me that it hasn't been so. Its been over 500 years that Protestants and Catholics fight over theological doctrines, morals and each claiming to proclaim the truth. New protestant congregations are being established daily around the globe with an average of 5 new denominations emerging each day, adding on to the 250,000 denominations there already are, just because one disagrees with doctrines and teachings of another. Not even getting down to theological matters yet, some are already accepting gay marriages, contraception, abortion, cloning and many more of such (I'm in no position to judge, but I think God wouldn't have planned for this?). Obviously the Truth is getting more and more distorted and we all should be wondering where christianity is heading to today.

As a Catholic, I am deeply sadden to see so many non-Catholics misunderstanding the faith and worst still making false claims about it. And obviously most of us Catholics are not knowing our faith well enough to share its truth and splendor with others.

It is my deepest yearning that all of us christians can put away our pride and ego and come together one day to worship God under one single church, hence it is my greatest gratitute that I ask of you reader, Catholics and Protestants to join me in prayer... to pray for unity and continue seeking the truth and be open to the Holy Spirit that has been promised to guide us. Because each time we do, we seek Jesus who himself is the truth, the way and the life. And in doing so, we will eventually find the splendor in the truth.

May the good Lord mould, melt our hearts and motivate our minds always!

With peace and love.

Thank You

Thanks Julia! For the inspiration of this long forgotten but all time favourite song

- Love will keep us alive, Eagles (:

too fast!

Apparently it seems to me that life is moving too fast to grasp hold of, as if there was a shift in the universe and the earth's rotation got quicker. Lately, there's never more than enough time to study, chillout, just spending quality time with loved ones and friends or engaging in favourite past times. For many would have noticed, my photo albums at flickr haven't been keeping up to date. (will get back to it after exams and attachment) I guess the studying and driving/riding lessons are taking up majority of my time right now, so... what to do? Life is short hence just gotta make the best out of things.

Farewell Pics

The internet hasn't exactly been very helpful since I attemped uploading the farewell pics probably two hours ago. Its getting disconnected every now and then and there's no way such big folders are getting through soon. Sorry guys, it might take awhile. Alternatively I will burn copies of the pics and pass them out on the next meeting.

Chill.

stuck at home

Here I am bumping around at home on a Saturday's afternoon while I should be out chilling. Reason being, the throat infection thats causing a major nuisance and the medicine that's making me drowsy since 2 days ago. Well, its nice to be at home for once, considering I have been so packed with activities that I haven't had the time to laze around at home for awhile even on the weekends, therefore depriving myself of the TV and home cooked food!

Its nice having spent the afternoon surfing around the net, nourishing my brain with what's going on in the world and also checking up on the latest happenings of friends through their blogs. Hmm, I guess its gonna be this way for some time till the exams are over and life returns to normal. Nonetheless, glad to know most are doing fine! (: